Mounting device for selectively supporting loading coil cases in different positions



y 3, 1950 E. L. DROM 2,935,285

MOUNTING DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY SUPPORTING LOADING COIL CASES IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS Filed July 20, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 rFhrFh III] //V V/V 70/? i. Lam/14 HAM.

A 770 R/Vf IONS May 3, 1960 E. L. DROM MOUNTING DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY SUPPORTING LOADING COIL CASES IN DIFFERENT POSIT Filed July 20. 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lNl/E/VTOR 1 1.05044 United Sttes Patent MOUNTING DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY SUP- PORTING LOADING COIL CASES IN DIFFER- ENT POSITIONS Edwin L. Drom, Brookfield, llL, assignor to Western Electric Company, Incorporated, New York, N31, a corporation of New York Application July 20, 1956, Serial No. 599,260

3 Claims. (Cl. 248-221) This invention relates to universal mounting devices for supporting articles, and more particularly to a device for mounting loading coil cases in different positions.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple inexpensive and sturdy device for selectively mounting an article in different positions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device attachable to the mounting screws on a loading coil case in different positions whereby the loading coil case may be mounted to a telephone pole or a wall in a plurality of difierent positions.

A device illustrating certain features of the invention may include a mounting plate having a first pair of holes positioned therein for receivin either pair of two pairs of mounting screws on one end of a loading coil case, and having a second pair of holes positioned therein for receiving one screw of each of the two pairs of screws whereby theplate may be secured by either pair of screws to the case in either of two diametrically opposed positions on the case and whereby the mounting plate may be secured by one screw of each pair of screws in two other positions on the case between the said first two positions. The mounting plate has a pair of transversely disposed lugs thereon which form hooks or may have holes therein by means of which theplate may be quickly hooked over a supporting bracket on a telephone post or secured to a supporting wall for supporting the loading coil case in difierent positions relative to the pole or the wall.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent by reference to the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof, in which Fig. 1 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a loading coil case supported on a pole in one position by the mounting plate forming one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan sectional View of the device shown in Fig. 1 taken along line 22 of Fig. 1 showing the loading coil case in one position;

Fig. 3 is a plan sectional view of the device similar to Fig. 2 showing the loading coil cores mounted in a different position;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the mounting plate shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the supporting bracket which is mounted on the pole;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side elevational view similar to Fig. 1 showing a modified embodiment of the mounting plate for supporting the loading coil case in difierent positions on a wall; and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the modified form of the mounting plate shown in Fig. 6.

The mounting plate 11) (Fig. 1) is designed to be attached to one end of a loading coil case 12 in a plurality of positions whereby the loading coil case may be sup ported on a pole 14 or other supporting member in a plurality of positions. The case 12 has an apertured end plate or head 16 through which extends a cable stub 17, the end portion of which is coiled into a loop and supported in a protective substantially circular shield 18. The ends of the shield 18 are secured to the upper ends of a pair of brackets 20 and 21 which have lower laterally extending flanges 22 and 23 provided with a pair of apertures for receiving therein pairs of mounting studs 24 and 25 secured to the end plate 16 of the case 12. Clamping nuts 27 on the studs 24 and 25 secure the flanges 22 and 23 and spacer members 29 against the end plate 16 of the loading coil case. The loading coil case 12 is adapted to be mounted on a telephone pole 14 (Fig. l) or on a supporting wall (Fig. 6) and it is desirable to have a universal or adjustable mounting for the loading coil case 12 so that the case 12 may be supported with the cable stub 17 therefor directed toward the telephone cable to which it is to be connected whereby the cable stub will not have to be twisted to make such connection.

The mounting plate 10 (Fig. 4) has a first pair of apertures 32 spaced apart a distance corresponding to the distance between the studs of each pair of said studs 24 or 25 for receiving either pair of studs therein, whereby the mounting plate 10 may be applied to the case 12 in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 or in a second position 180 therefrom and secured to the case 12 by the clamping nuts 27. A recess 34 in the mounting plate 10 provides clearance for receiving the brackets 20 and 21 therein. A second pair of apertures 35 is formed in the mounting plate and spaced apart a distance equal to the distance between the pairs of studs 24 and 25 whereby the mounting plate 10 may be applied to the case 12 with one stud of each of the pair of studs positioned in the apertures 35. Thus, by removing two of the clamping nuts 27 from two of the mounting studs 24', 25 the mounting plate 10 may be attached to the end of the case 12 in any of four different positions disposed apart about the axis of the case and secured in any of these positions by the clamping nuts 27 on the studs..

The mounting plate 10 has a pair of downwardly directed lugs or books 37 in spaced relation to each other, which hook over a pair of laterally projecting arms 39 on a supporting bracket 40 secured to the telephone post by a bolt 41. On the opposite edge of the mounting plate from the lugs 37 a pair of upwardly directed apertured lugs 42 are formed for receiving the hook or" an elevating cable therein by means of which the loading coil case 12 may be raised on the pole 14 and hooked in position on the supporting bracket 4G. An L-shaped slotted bracket 44 may be adjustably secured to the other end of the loading coil case 12 by a screw 45 and has an apertured flange 46 which is secured to the pole 14 by a screw 47 to anchor the loading coil case 12 to the pole.

In Figs. 6 and 7 a modified embodiment of the mounting plate is shown for supporting the loading coil case 12 on a wall or similar supporting member. In this embodiment of the invention the mounting plate 11% is shaped substantially the same as the previously described embodiment except that the pair of lugs 137 are directed upwardly and are provided with apertures 138 whereby the mounting plate may be positioned in engagement with a vertical wall 139 (Fig. 6) and secured thereto by bolts or screws 140. The mounting plate 110, like the mounting plate 10, is attachable to the end of the loading coil case 12 in four different positions and may be secured to a wall for supporting the loading coil case 12 and the cable stud 17 in difierent positions.

It is to be understood that the above-described arrangements are simply illustrative of the application of the assaesa principles of this invention. Numerous other arrange ments may be readily devised by those skilled in the art which will embody the principles of the invention and fall within the spirit and scope thereof.

What is claimed is: v

1. A universal mounting device for articles having two pairs of mounting screws on one end thereof spaced around a central obstruction and spaced apart a distance diflerent than the spacing between the screws of each pair which comprises, a bracket, a mounting plate including a pair of parallel longitudinally extending arms, and a transversely extending arm rigidly connecting the central portions of saidlongitudinal arms, the ends of the longitudinal arms on one side of the transverse arm being bent downwardly to provide spaced lugs for connecting to and receiving therebetween the bracket, said transverse arm having a pair of apertures therein spaced apart for receiving either pair of said pairs of screws for attaching the article thereto in either of two positions on opposite sides of the article with said obstruction positioned in front of the transverse arm, the ends of said longitudinal arms on the other side of the transverse arm each having an aperture therein for receiving one screw of each of the pairs of screws for attaching the article in either of two positions on opposite sides of the article and between the first mentioned positions with the obstruction positioned between the longitudinal arms.

2. A mounting device for suspending an article from a cylindrical support which comprises, a first plate having an aperture in the center thereof and the ends there-- of divided into three separate sections, the upper and lower sections of each end of said first plate being bent in the same direction to form four legs perpendicular to the plane of the first plate and a pair of oppositely disposed lugs extending outwardly in the plane of the first plate, a bolt extending through the aperture in the first plate for forcing the legs against the surface of said cylindrical support with the inner edges thereof biting into said surface to prevent movement of said first plate, a second plate having the article mounted thereto, and a pair of downwardly extending lugs of said second plate positioned over and behind the lugs on the first plate for suspending the second plate and article mounted thereon from said cylindrical surface.

3. A universal mounting device for suspending from a cylindrical support an article having two pairs of mounting screws on one side thereof spaced around a central obstruction and spaced apart adistance difierent than the spacing between the screws of each pair which com-.7 prises, a plate having an aperture in the center thereof through which a bolt is passed to mount the plate on said cylindrical support and having the ends thereof divided into three separate sections,-the upper and lower sections of each end of said plate being bent in the same direction to form four legs perpendicular to the plane of the plate and a pair of oppositely disposed 'lugsextending outwardly in the plane of the plate, the ends of s aid legs engaging the cylindrical support with the inner edges thereof biting into the surface thereof to prevent movement of said plate, a mounting plate including a-pair of parallel longitudinally extending arms, and a transversely extending arm rigidly connecting the central portions of said longitudinal arms, the ends of the longitudinal arms on one side of the transverse arm being bent downwardly and positioned over and behind the lugs on the plate with the plate positioned therebetween, said transverse arm having a pair of apertures therein spaced apart for receiving either pair of said pairs ofscrews for at taching the article thereto in either of two positions on opposite sides of the article with the central obstruction placed in front of the transverse arm, the ends of said longitudinal arms on the other side of the transverse arm each having an aperture therein for receiving onescrew' of each of said pairs of screws for attaching the article in either of two positions on opposite sides of the article and between the first mentioned positions with the obstruction placed between the longitudinal arms.

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